Star Trek: Picard
Summary
Ed Speleers wowed audiences as Jack Crusher inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , but the British worker also try out for the part of Lt . James T. Kirk inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , and he was"pissed off"he did n’t get it . Paul Wesley fromThe Vampire Diarieswas tap to playStrange New Worlds ' young Kirk . Meanwhile , Speleers wasStar Trek : Picardseason 3 showrunner Terry Matalas ' first and only choice for the persona of Jack Crusher , the son of Admiral Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) , andSpeleers was important to the success ofStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .
Star Trek : Picardseason 3 ’s Ed Speleers and showrunner Terry Matalas joinedThe D - Con Chamberpodcast as special guests , and they discussed how Speleers was ramble as Jack Crusher with hosts Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer . Speleers revealed that before his Picard audition , he sent in a self - tape toStar Trek : Strange New Worldsthat Ed believes was for the theatrical role of James T. Kirk , but Speleers"didn’t get a line anything back . “Read his quote and watchThe D - Con Chambervideo below , with his clip at around the 4:30 mark :
I think about two weeks before I bug for Picard , there was another Star Trek tape that number in . I consider the role must have been , looking at it now , the young Kirk grapheme in Strange New Worlds … I really thought I did quite a dear tape , and I was really pissed off when I did n’t actually [ get it ] … I did n’t take heed anything back , and I was like , “ How did this … ? I call up that was half - decent , I felt … Not even a whisper , nothing . Nothing . Nada .
James T. Kirk is Star Trek ’s most iconic captain , and only a prize few thespian have been able to portray him in Trek television receiver show and pic .
Would Ed Speleers Have Made A Good Kirk In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
Star Trek got the right Jack Crusher and Lt. James T. Kirk
Ed Speleers is a remarkable talent , and he surely would have made a fine Lt . James T. Kirk inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Interestingly , Speleers perhaps more tight resembles a youngWilliam Shatner than Paul Wesleydoes , and he would have easily been able to ditch his English accent to diddle Kirk as an American . However , Star Trek : Strange raw Worlds’executive producers like Paul Wesleyand barf him as unseasoned Kirk . Wesley body forth Kirk ’s boyish charm and recklessness , but also James ' book smarts .
The role of Kirk is recurring onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , while Jack Crusher was a in the lead part inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 . However , Wesley will repay inStrange New Worldsseason 3 but it ’s unsung if Speleers will get to reprise Jack Crusher inStar Trek : Legacy .
Paul Wesley ’s Kirkis also a terrific romantic foil for Christina Chong ’s Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , although Ed Speleers is no alien to playing a romantic lead as well . Jack Crusher ’s potential making love connection with Lt . Sidney La Forge ( Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut ) is certainly a popular buff ' ship ' fromStar Trek : Picardseason 3 . at long last , Star Trek : PicardandStar Trek : Strange New Worldsgot the right Jack Crusher and James T. Kirk for their respective show , butEd Speleers as Kirk is still an challenging casting ' what if ? '
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Source : The D - Con Chamber
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